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Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Council 13681 is hosting a Golf Tournament to benefit LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home. The 4-person scramble tournament will take place at Fremont Hills Country Club on Monday, September 19. For more information, click here....

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Volunteers continue to repair homes flooded 6 months ago
By Drew Douglas |
Posted: Thu 6:20 PM, Jun 16, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) Doris Marsh's home is finally being repaired after being flooded back in January.
Marsh remembers the moment she realized her converted garage was full of water, "When I stepped down and I stepped in water. And my feet got wet, and I thought, oh, what is this?"
She applied for FEMA help, but didn't qualify.
"So then I thought, what am ...

Young volunteers repair homes damaged by winter floods
By Sheena Elzie, KSPR News |
Posted: Thu 11:33 AM, Jun 16, 2016 |
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KSPR) - With those sky-high temperatures, you might not think about flooding.
For almost 500 home owners in Greene County, however, the damage left behind is a constant reminder of the winter floods.
Back in December and January heavy rains hit the Ozarks, leaving streets and basements underwater.
One group is stepping up to help. Volun...

News Release
For release June 15, 2016
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI WORKS WITH VOLUNTEERS
TO REPAIR HOMES DAMAGED IN HISTORIC WINTER FLOODS
Hundreds of individuals were impacted by the historic flooding that occurred this last December and January. In the last two months, Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri (CCSOMO) staff and volunteers reached out by phone call to hundreds of families throughout southern Missouri who had applied for FEMA assistance, to i...

Groups rehab Cape Girardeau couple's home
Thursday, March 31, 2016
You have health problems. You don't have much money. And then your home is condemned because it has fallen into disrepair due to your health and money issues.
It's an unthinkable scenario for some, but a Cape Girardeau couple found themselves in exactly this situation last year.
Then, they were given hope.
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, along with volunteers and area businesses such as 4 Site Counseling, ...

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri press release
4/6/2016
For Immediate Release
CATHOLIC CHARITIES HELPS ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
APPLY FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
At Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri (CCSOMO), we are committed to helping those who are eligible apply for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) assistance so that they and their families can live healthier lives.
SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) helps Missourians with low ...

Thursday, March 17, 2016
By Bridget Brown ~ Southeast Missourian
James King and Lillian Martin pose for a photo Wednesday on the front porch of their newly remodeled home in Cape Girardeau.
When their house on Giboney Street was condemned last year, James King and Lilian Martin were forced to move out and take refuge with relatives. Their home had fallen into disrepair because of health problems and poverty.
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri stepped in to help King and Mart...

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OPEN HOUSE TO CELEBRATE REBUILT HOME;
FAMILY’S HOME DESTROYED IN MAY 2011 TORNADO
WHAT: Open House; remarks by Maura Taylor, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Brian Fogle, President and CEO of Community Foundation of the Ozarks, and Major Phil Aho, General Secretary of The Salvation Army; welcome gift presented to homeowner
TIME/DATE: Monday, March 14, 10:30 a.m...

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The Bishop’s Walk for Catholic Charities – Families Helping Families will be held on Saturday, March 12, and Bishop Emeritus John J. Leibrecht will participate at the Springfield location. Parishes from throughout the diocese are participating during this special year—the Year of Mercy!
The Bishop’s Walk is a fun, community-building event, as well as an opportunity to observe the Lenten practice of almsgiving because all proceeds support Catholic Charities’ programs ...

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